To help spread the word about advanced technology vehicles, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Program is showcasing alternative fuel vehicles at this year’s A Taste of Colorado. […]
Dr. Helena Chum, research fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), was recently named a 2010 Fellow by the American Chemical Society (ACS). […]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking proposals to create computer models to help build and improve electric drive vehicle (EDV) batteries. […]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Geothermal Laboratory, invite members of the media to attend the two-day “Geothermal in the Oil Field” symposium in Casper, Wyo., Aug. 18-19, […]
Mariner Energy, Inc. shares dropped more than 4 percent Thursday following news that one of its production platforms exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. […]
At a celebration of BP's centennial last October, CEO Tony Hayward boasted to guests that the oil company "lives on the frontiers of the energy industry." […]
Asset manager Blackstone Group said Friday it is paying $542.7 million to take Dynegy Inc. private in a three-way deal that will see Dynegy also sell four power plants to NRG Energy Inc. […]
Now that BP appears to have vanquished its ruptured well, authorities are turning their attention to gathering evidence from what could amount to a crime scene at the bottom of the sea. […]
DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are funding a joint research and a genetic breeding program aimed at creating plants better suited for bioenergy production. […]
DOE has announced two consortia, one led by the University of Michigan and the other led by West Virginia University, to study clean energy under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center. […]
Hawaii and Nissan have announced a partnership making the state an early recipient of the Leaf EV in January 2011. CODA Automotive said it would start its EV sales in the state by Q3 of 2011. […]
One-Day Workshop Sponsored by the Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council Learn about the significance of air control and barrier technology; See case studies of successful implementation of airtightness requirements; Examine the issues as seen by the industry association; Explore air barrier testing and commissioning; Discuss the need for futu […]
DOE announces on August 31 that two million smart meters have been installed across the country, supported by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding that is speeding modernization of the U.S. electrical grid. […]
DOE Announced on August 24 the creation of the Energy Efficient Building System Design Energy Innovation Hub to develop technologies that make buildings more energy efficient. […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on August 19 awarded more than $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to complete energy efficient renovations of 100 affordable housing developments in 21 states and Washington, D.C. […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill. […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Hurricane Center was monitoring newly formed Tropical Storm Igor in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and two other tropical systems in the Atlantic basin on Wednesday, but so far none showed any early signs of entering the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico and disrupting offshore production. […]
OSLO (Reuters) - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hungry microbes feasting on spilled BP oil caused a drop in oxygen levels in the Gulf of Mexico, but did not create a marine "dead zone" near the wellhead, U.S. scientists reported on Tuesday. […]
Most Asian stock markets declined Wednesday as renewed concern about the health of European banks hurt sentiment, pushing the yen to a new 15-year high against the U.S. dollar and dragging Japanese shares sharply lower. […]
Are investors acting rationally when they dump stocks because of deflationary concerns? One research firm has questioned widely-held assumptions, and the universally-held notion that deflation would be bad for stocks, writes Mark Hulbert. […]
Asian stock markets turn in mixed results, as declining exporters weigh on Japanese shares, while steelmakers climb on expectations of higher prices. […]